JUMLA, June 19 -- The land belonging to Chandannath Bhairavnath Guthi, a religious public trust in Jumla district, has been encroached upon heavily in recent times, with the locals building motorable roads and even private toilets on the land.
According to the records maintained by the district land survey office in 1996, only four guthis - Talium, Chandannath, Garjyangkot, and Depalgaun - owned land. Data from 2006 shows the presence of other guthi lands in Humla, Bajura, and Jumla's Rini and Jogibada, and Kalikot as well. However, the ownership of various plots of land have now been transferred to private individuals who pay taxes to the government in the name of Chandannath Bhairavnath Guthi. The land belonging to the guthi, it seems, c...